Efe Ali
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Efe Ali Ali | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Haskovo, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Haskovo | ||
| 2018–2021 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2021 | Haskovo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Beroe II | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sayana Haskovo | 24 | (4) |
| 2023– | Lokomotiv Plovdiv II | 17 | (2) |
| 2023– | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 70 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Bulgaria U21 | ||
| 2026– | Bulgaria | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:06, 5 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Efe Ali Ali (Bulgarian: Ефе Али Али; born 3 January 2003) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre back for Lokomotiv Plovdiv and the Bulgaria national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Born in Haskovo, he started his career in the local Haskovo, before moving to Levski Sofia academy.[3] Ali joined Lokomotiv II in January 2023 coming from Sayana Haskovo.[4] After his good plays for the team in Third League, in June 2023 he signed a professional contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[5]
International career
[edit]In September 2023 Ali was called up for Bulgaria U21 for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Germany U21 and Kosovo U21.[6] In May 2026 he received his first call-up to the senior national team, for the friendly matches against Montenegro and Moldova.[7] On 5 June 2026, Ali earned his first cap, coming on as a late second half substitute in the 2:2 away draw with the latter national team.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Профил Ефе Али
- ↑ "E. Ali - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ↑ Ефе Али — Академия ЛЕВСКИ
- ↑ Ефе Али с трансфер при смърфовете в Локомотив(Пд)
- ↑ Ефе Али подписа първи професионален договор с Локо (Пд) - Topsport.bg
- ↑ Ефе Али с повиквателна за България U21
- ↑ "Пълен състав на България "А" за мачовете с Черна гора и Молдова" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Drumchev, Philip, ed. (5 June 2026). "Лъвът не изрева в Кишинев: България поведе на два пъти, но не би" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Efe Ali at Soccerway
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